XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: macross@mx1.ibm.com   
      
   On 08/24/2011 12:22 PM, Bill Steele wrote:   
   > In article<9bih7tFba1U1@mid.individual.net>,   
   >   Gerardo Campos  wrote:   
   >   
      
   >>>>> 	Batman could move to Mexico City these days and be right at   
   >>>>> home with the various elements of his story transposing to modern   
   >>>>> times.   
   >>>>>    He would fit in as the ultimate Masked Wrestler hero.   
   >>>   
   >>> IIRC, El Santo had pretty much the same relationship with the police as   
   >>> Batman. And he had a snazzy high-tech lair. No Santomobile, though; just   
   >>> drove around in a convertible, which allowed his cape to stream out   
   >>> behind him.   
   >>   
   >> An Alfa-Romeo, if I recall correctly, not a common brand of car that could   
   >> you find easily with Mexican dealers at the time.   
   >>   
   >> The relationship with police was not very common outside of Mafia or gangs   
   >> fighting andhe usually got involved in strange situations like fighting   
   >> against vampires, zombies and most memorable the fights against the   
   >> Mummies of Guanajuato.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummies_of_Guanajuato   
   >   
   > I just looked him up. 52 films!   Match that, Bats.   
      
   The Bat has a large list of comic publications, plus live action TV   
   series, cartoons, animated movies.   
      
   Santo only has the movies, some comics, 5 animated shorts, and lots of   
   lucha libre matches. =)   
      
   --   
   Saludos   
   Gerardo Campos   
      
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